Roger Mitchell is president of Oklahoma Natural Gas, the largest natural gas distributor in the state, after serving as president of Texas Gas Service from 2003 to 2008.

A native of Muskogee, Oklahoma, Mitchell holds a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma and is a graduate of the University of Colorado’s Executive Development Program.

Mitchell joined Oklahoma Natural Gas in 1978 and has held a number of positions in distribution operations and customer service, including vice president of the Eastern Region, district customer service manager and Ponca City area manager. He has also held ONEOK staff positions including manager of communications and advertising, and manager of corporate responsibility.

He serves on the board of directors of the Southern Gas Association and is a member of the American Gas Association, Texas Gas Association and the Real Estate Council of Austin. He served as chairman of the board of directors for the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce for 2007. He also served on the boards of Opportunity Austin, Children’s Optimal Health and Caritas of Austin. He is a graduate of Leadership Oklahoma, Leadership Tulsa and has held volunteer leadership positions with the Tulsa Area United Way, Tulsa Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Tulsa Senior Services, Ponca City Chamber of Commerce and the Will Rogers Council of the Boy Scouts.

A native of Muskogee, Oklahoma, Mitchell earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism in 1973 from the University of Oklahoma in Norman, and is a graduate of the Executive Development Program of the University of Colorado, Boulder.